The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-15

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would arise 10 regard TO contraveninQ
existing treaty regulations with Greal
Britain.
Senator Iugslls said the deb tie in
the Senate on the fourth section ia
the original bill tui ned on the ides
that the provision app led to terminal
points. Ire fourth section, az rs.
ported by the OlpfereI C Committee
did not mean that, but the application
OF the short and long haul principle
to every single rosd between terminal
points aud 10 ever pound of fieight
carried. II mfant local rates for every
mound OF freight carried over the road.
IL meaut the aboli lou OF the whole
system OF cheap long hauls under
woich d star ces had been ecu liz ID.
and the country shrunk up to spans
hreidtl, 30 that practic ally the m an
who lived In Colorado or Dlkots was
put on the same footlng and coudi-
tons ESQ far as the resul.s OF his labor
were concsrned) as The man who lived
on the seaboard. II was proposeI !
now to abolish all that aud to declare
hereafter that every pound of freight
that moved on these railroads shall
pay its equ,l proportionate share of
freight money for every mile over
which 1t passed.. Tnis was a bill TO
regulate commerce, not 10 wreck, ruin
AID destroy 1t. Is purpose was hu-
name and henehcent, aud was in the
interests OF the country. The &C.
ton against pools would not
prevent cooperation between railro ds
tor any purpose they might see fit.
Bnt II was notification to those who
were duplicating railroad iinss H. at
that PROCESS must stop / was a MAJ
ter OF importance TO the community
that it should sop. He kuow Of
Thousands OF miles OF railroad whoss
owners would be better off il the rails
were sold for old iron, the ties flr fire.
wood and the track sowed with corn.
There were other matters in the bill
nole fatally detective than the ( urth
and 18th sections He regretted that
he had got out OF the bill and he
thought there we're good m any other
Senators In the same condition. II was
bill which practically nobody
wanted, but which everybody intended
to vote for. Laughter II was bill
which nobody WAS fatisfed with, but
which everybody intended 10 accept.
II was bill as to the ms ing of
which nobody agreed, but which
everybody said ought to pass. [Llugh-
ter ] AS he had already given sufli.
cient reasons why he would support |
the bill, he would now yield to mo-
ton to fecommit it.
Senator spnouer said il he felt in
reg I'd to the bill as the Senator from
Kansas had expressed himself, he
could not be brought in Difference to
any clamer or 10 any consideration to
support ii. II the construction which
tat Senator put upon the loaR and
short haul section was the correct one
he could not under any circumstances
vote for 1t. But he was not able to
give II that construction. II the bill
was reclmmit'ed, 1t should b . amend.
I'D 81 as to provide that railroad COM
panies might make reasonable dis
in favor Of height for ex.
port. He urged the necessity Of max
ing fair effort to improve the bill; to
N AXE it wise bill to make Ii an elias
tic bill to make it clear thst the dis.
,ance from the West to the East was
lot 10 be heightened unduly to make
I clear that thu commences OF the
country was not to be put upon a
Mileage basis. II, after this effllt had
been fairly made, an agreement could
not be had, he was willing, for one, 10
nv the bill a. IL WAS,
Senator Morgan, in iav0ring the re-
OF the bill, said il he lad
he money Of Jay Gonld, his talents,
lis enterori.e, his ambition 10 absorb
'ailroads and to put them under
Jingle ownership, he would not want
my better law passed than this law
'e'ating to pooling.
S9ua'or Gu lom rosa TO close the de-
,ste. He had bean listening all day
o assaults on the bill, until he had al.
most become convinced that he was
most vicious toward the railroads, and
hat the bill was intended TO destroy
he commerce of the country and
freak do Sn the railroad. And yet
most of the as au'ts upon II were in
citation to provisions which were in
he bill AZ it pa sed the Senate.
Senator Frye moved to Iecommit
With instructions.
Senator Cullom raised a point of Or
Ter.
The Chair ruled that instructions
Vere not ia order
Toen Senator Frye moved simply to
ecommit.
Recommit'al lo't-25 To So.
The bill then pa eed-43 to Is.
YEAS